Majors and Minors

Economics Program & The Student

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The flexible nature of Economics, and the fact that it overlaps with diverse areas such as Business, Law, Politics, Health Care, and the Environment, makes Economics a dynamic and marketable area of study. Today's educators, government officials, and business leaders are aware of the crucial role economics plays in building of a more productive and equitable world. Economists are at the center of power all over the world. Within the last few decades, the economist has become a central figure helping corporations reach their goals. The economist can be found advising governments on urban problems, unemployment, inflation, and financial markets. Recently, economics has been introduced into the k-12 curricula creating a higher demand for economics graduates who wish to teach at all levels.

The Department of Economics at Millersville University is a growing department, able to offer students a range of programs to fit their needs, prepare them to pursue further studies, or to enter a variety of careers.  Millersville economics students receive personalized instruction in the classroom, individualized counsel outside of class, opportunities for hands-on experience, and counsel in career pursuits.

Program Options:

General Economics  37 credits. Many students in this option have multiple minors or double major. Less quantitative and less technical option. Flexible option that can be tailored to your interests. 
Financial Economics 49 credits.  Most popular option.  Mix of economics with business finance.  Ideal for students who have taken business classes.  Great for majors seeking employment in financial markets, banking, insurance, investments, corportate finance.
Political Economics 45 credits.  Focus on public policy. Great preperation for law school or double major with government, sociology, communications.  Caters to students with interests in social and political affairs
Quantitative Economics 41 credits.  Option for students planning for graduate school in economics.  Advanced math classes makes this a great option for math majors or minors.

 Tailor your college curriculum around an area of study with Economics at the core:   

 •Environmental and natural resource issues
•International trade and economic development
•Politics and law
•Community growth, development and planning
•Human resources and labor relations
•Corporate finance and management
•Social and cultural development

Program Majors

Program Minors

Going to Grad School?

Economics majors score higher on the business school entrance exam (GMAT):

Major

GMAT score*

Economics

566.2   

Finance

534

Accounting

507.4

International
Business

503.8

Management

491.25

Marketing

482

*Average of GMAT scores from 2001-2006.  Source: The Profile of Graduate Management Admission Test,  Graduate Management Admission Council, 2007

Going to Law School?

Economics majors score higher on the law school entrance exam (LSAT):

 MajorLSAT score*

 1

Economics

156.6

 2Engineering155.4
 3History155
 4English154.3
 5Finance152.6
 6Political Science152.1
 7Psychology152.1
 8Criminal Justice144.7

Total (all categories)152.2

*Average LSAT Scores by Major, 2002-03.   Source:  Michael Nieswiadomy, "LSAT Scores of Economics Majors: The 2003-04 Class Update," Journal of Economic Education 37 #2, Spring 2006. Pp. 244-7.

The Challenge

 If you want to learn more about the economic aspects of international trade, health care, national security, and crime, ...if you want to learn more about product markets, stock markets, money markets, and labor markets, ...if you are serious about accepting the challenge to help solve the world's problems of poverty, malnutrition, illiteracy, and climate change, ...then we encourage you to consider the major that moves the WORLD!